Who wants to buy Beetlejuice's 'Handbook for the Recently Deceased'? (First edition)

Beetlejuice fans, how can you resist this? A first-edition, hardbound copy of The Handbook for the Recently Deceased, the manual for ghouls that "reads like stereo instructions." The actual prop from Tim Burton's 1988 movie is under auction, but it might take you until your own afterlife to pay it off.

The book in question is actually a psychology textbook with a custom cover over the top. According to the Atlantic Wire, several replicas are out there for sale at about $20. But if you want the one actually used in the movie, open a line of credit. Current bid: About $3,250.

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Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times correspondent Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to big hair.